Indicator



June 21, 1932.

G. E. CONOVER INDICATOR Filed Oct. 5, 1931 mum Patented June 21,- 1932 PATENT- OFFICE GARRETT ELLIOTT CONOVE'R, OF VERONA, NEW JERSEY nmica'ron Application filed October 5, 1931. Serial No. 567,099.

This invention is a device by means of which a customerfor the purpose of informing a salesman, deliver man, or the like, who is to call later, may cave on his doorstep an indication of the quantity and character of merchandise which the customer desires to have delivered.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a simple form of disk indicator, so constructed that it may be temporarily held within the mouth of an empt milk bottle or other similar container. A urther object is to provide a device of the character mentioned which will have the capability of being supported in container mouths of different diameters. A further objectis to provide an indicator device having means for engaging the side of a door frame, window frame or other suitable penetratable surface, so that it may be conveniently supported when not requlred for use.

- The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top plan View illustrating an indicator constructed in accordance with the invention, it being understood that the legends and other indicia thereon are being used solely for illustrative purposes and without intention to limit the invention. Figure 2 is a sectional view illustrating the device supported in the mouth of a standard typ: milk bottle.

eferring to the drawing, indicates acarrier member provided at one end with a knob-like abutment member 11, and at its other end with a poiiit 12, the shank of said carrier member being threaded as indicated at 13. The upper extremity of the carrier member is enlarged so as to limit upward movement of the abutment member 11. The carrier member is passed axially through indicator disk 15, preferably of circular form and provided with suitable indicia designating the character and various quantities of merchandise for which the device is intended to serve as an index. Rotatably mounted upon the carrier member 10 and interposed between the knob 11 and the disk 15 are a plurality of hands 16, two being shown, although it is understood that any desired number may be employed.

Said carrier member 10 is also passe. through two supporting disks 17 and 18, which are held in spaced relation with re- ,spect to each other by a spacer member 19,

the head 11, so that all of the elements of the device may be inserted into and removed from a contalner, such as a milk bottle for instance, as an assembled unit.

In practice, any number of supporting disks similar to the disks 17 and 18 may be employed, conforming to the mouths of containers of different sizes, the supporting disk of smallest diameter being in the lowermost position, so that if the larger disk is to be employed the smaller ones will pass into the container. When the device is not in use, it may be conveniently stored in any suitable place, but if desired the point 12 of the carrier member 10 may be pressed into the side of a door frame or window frame or the rail of a porch, or any other penetratable surface, and thus the device will be supported by the carrier member until required. When it is desired to use the device, the support disk of the desired size is placed in the neck of a container, such as the milk bottle B, as shown in Figure 2, and the pointers 16 may then be ad usted to indicate to the driver, salesman or delivery man who will call later the quantity and character of the goods which his customer desires. Of course, if desired, the pointers 16 may be adjusted before the device is placed in the container.

The advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which it belon An important advantage is that an excee ingly simple indicating device is provided, w ich may be left out of 1 in assem salesman or delivery-man calling later may know just what purchase the customer desires to make. For instance, the milk man calling in the early'mornin' will find his order, the same having been eft over night b the customer. A further advantage is t at the arts of the device are firmly held iiled position, but'may be readily separated for replacement or repair, as the case may be. It will also be observed that the pointed carrier member may also be conveniently used to remove the closure disks of milk bottles and the like, in those instances where such disks are not equipped with means to facilitate their removal.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and described an operative manner of constructing and using thefsame, although without attempting to set forth all of'the forms in which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what is claimed is 1. A portable indicator of the character described comprising an indicator disk, a snipport disk adapted to be inserted into t e mouth of a container, a portable carrier member extended centrally through said disks and carrying abutment means at its upper end, means on said carrier member for maintaining said disks in axially spaced relation, pointers rotatably mounted on said carrier member between the indicator disk and the abutment means, and means coo crating with said carrier member and said a utment means for retaining the parts in assembled relation, so that they may be inserted into and removed from a container as an assembled unit.

2. A portable indicator of the character described comprising an indicator disk, a. su port disk adapted to be inserted into t e mouth of a container, a portable carrier member extended centrally through said disks and having an enlargement at one end, an abutment member mounted on said carrier -mcmber, the movement of the abutment member in one direction being limited by the enlargement at the end of said carrier member, means on the carrier member for malntaining said disks in axially spaced relation, pointers rotatably mounted on said carrier member between the indicator disk and the abutment member, and means coo rating with said carrier member and said a utment member to retain the parts in assembled relation, so that they may be inserted into and removed from a container as an assembled unit.

3. A portable indicator of the character described comprising an indicator disk, a support disk adapted to be inserted into the mouth of a container, a portable carrier member extended through said disk and provided with abutment means at its up r end said carrier member being screw t eaded and pointed at its other end, means on said carrier member for maintaining said disks in axially spaced relation, pointers rotatably mounted on said carrier member between the indicator disk and the abutment means, and means cooperating with the threaded portion of the carrier member and with said abutment means to retain the parts in assembled relation, so that they may be inserted into and removed from a container as an assembled unit.

4. A portable indicator of the character described comprisin anindicator disk, a plurality of support sks of difierent diameters each adapted to be inserted into the mouth of a container, 0. portable carrier member extended centrally through all of said disks and carrying an abutment member at its upper end,'means on said carrier member for maintaining said disks in normally fixed axially spaced relation with respect to each other, pointers rotatabl mounted on said carrier member between t e indicator disk and the abutment means, and means coo rating with said carrier member and said a utment -means to retain the parts in assembled relation, so that they may be inserted into and removed from a container as an assembled unit. r

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

GARRETT ELLIOTT CONOVER. 

